The Bridgewater State University softball team opened Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference play with a doubleheader sweep of visiting Framingham State University on Saturday at Alumni Park in Bridgewater.

The Bridgewater State University softball team opened Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference play with a doubleheader sweep of visiting Framingham State University on Saturday at Alumni Park in Bridgewater.

The Bears improved to 9-7 on the season and 2-0 in the MASCAC, while the Rams slipped to 4-8 overall and 0-2 in conference play.

In the 8-2 win in game one, Amber White of Middleboro went the distance in the circle to record her seventh win of the season. White (7-1) allowed two runs on eight hits and two walks with five strikeouts.

Leading 3-2 heading into the bottom of the sixth inning, the Bears exploded for five runs to put the game out of reach. Sydney Ezold rapped a two-run single in the frame while Tara McCannadded a bases-clearing, three-run double.

Jocelyn Bettencourt of Plymouth went 2-for-3 at the plate in the opener with a walk and two runs scored. Jessica Laudati of Berkley and Kelly McCarthy also finished with two hits apiece to highlight the Bears’ 11-hit attack. Laudati was 2-for-4 with a pair of runs batted in, while McCarthy singled twice in three at bats and scored a run.

In the Bears’ 5-3 triumph in the nightcap, Iliana Rivera picked up her second win of the season. The BSU rookie worked five-plus innings allowing three runs (two earned) on four hits and three walks. She struck out five.

White posted her first save of the season as she got the last six outs of the contest.

Sophomore midfielder Lauren Geary set the Bears’ all-time record for draw controls and also finished just one shy of her own single-game mark. Geary, who potted four goals on the night, recorded a season-high 19 draws to increase her career total to 239. She surpassed Shannon Manning’s (2007-10) career mark of 231 draws set back in 2010.

Bridgewater State splits: The host Bears (5-9, 1-1) opened MASCAC play with the split against Framingham State (7-7, 1-1), losing the first game, 5-2, and taking the nightcap, 6-3. Starter Kenny Pennini worked six innings to earn the win for BSU.

Stonehill swept: The Skyhawks (13-9, 3-2) lost 6-1 and 4-0 to the Ravens (18-10, 5-3 NE-10) in Northeast-10 action in Rindge, N.H. Senior Dan Fratus of Plymouth accounted for two of Stonehill’s five hits on the day, as he went 2-for-3 in the opener.